Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Allan Staniforth

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The result was keep. Randykitty (talk) 20:09, 28 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Allan Staniforth[edit]

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Previously listed for deletion in a bulk request at Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/William_Staniforth which was turned down on on procedural grounds by people who believed that each article should be listed individually. Subject fails WP:GNG as the available sources are either passing references or not independent. Uninvited Company 21:35, 21 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of United Kingdom-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 22:19, 21 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Journalism-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 22:19, 21 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. Coolabahapple (talk) 22:19, 21 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Subject meets WP:AUTHOR #1 "The person is regarded as an important figure or is widely cited by peers or successors." His books on race and rally cars have multiple citations and reviews, eg Maximum Mini: The Definitive Book of Cars Based on the Original Mini [1], How to Build Motorcycle-engined Racing Cars [2], Frogeye Sprite: The Complete Story [3], Build Your Own Kit Car [4], How To Build a Cheap Sports Car [5], review in Motor Sport magazine [6], and even in a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering thesis, Redesign of an FSAE Race Car’s Steering and Suspension System [7]. I'm sure there's more to be found. I am starting to wonder whether WP:BEFORE has been done for all these nominations. RebeccaGreen (talk) 11:53, 22 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Keep ran searches before coming to read the discussion, adding a couple of sources to the page. It seems pretty clear that his journalism career can be sourced, and the he is notable within the world of build-it-yourself car racing hobbyists. I am not certain on what grounds Nom regards sources as "non independent." A hobbyist is INDEPENDENT of other hobbyists with the same passion for car racing. And while a group of them are devoted to building cars using Mini engines - an publishing books and article about it - they do not work for Mini. I would say that they are no less INDEPENDENT than a series or group of WP editors who edit on the same topic.E.M.Gregory (talk) 17:32, 24 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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